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AERODYNAMIC TAB [6 records]

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Record 1 2014-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

An auxiliary tab mounted on a flight control surface trailing edge to generate aerodynamic force.

CONT

Trim tabs are usually controlled from the cockpit by the pilot and are generally actuated manually or electrically.

CONT

Trim tabs [may be] adjusted on the ground before taking off. Trim tabs are installed on elevators, rudders, and ailerons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Volet auxiliaire monté au bord de fuite d'une gouverne qui permet de réaliser une compensation aérodynamique.

OBS

L'ensemble des volets placé au bord de fuite de chacune des gouvernes [sert à] compenser les déviations horizontales et verticales de l'appareil.

OBS

tab compensateur de régime; compensateur de régime; volet compensateur de régime : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 2 2014-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

A balance tab is similar in function to the control tab in that it is designed to assist the pilot in moving the control surface.... As the control surface begins to move in a certain direction, the balance tab moves in the opposite direction. This produces an aerodynamic force to help move the control surface. In some designs, the balance tab is combined in function so that it can be actuated in flight. In these cases it also serves as a controllable trim tab.

OBS

geared tab: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

tab automatique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

volet compensateur d'évolution; tab compensateur d'évolution; compensateur d'évolution : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

volet de compensation : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

compensateur automatique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 3 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

Tabs are small secondary flight control surfaces set into the trailing edges of the primary surfaces. They are used for trimming the aircraft for straight and level flight at cruising speeds or for providing an assist for the pilot in moving the control surfaces. In the first case they are called trim tabs and in the second case, control or servo tabs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Volet auxiliaire monté au bord de fuite d'une gouverne en vue de réaliser une compensation [...] aérodynamique.

OBS

Il peut être fixe, commandé ou automatique.

OBS

compensation: Correction de l'effet des réactions aérodynamiques sur les gouvernes d'un avion en vue de réduire les efforts sur les commandes de vol généralement obtenue à l'aide de surfaces auxiliaires appelées compensateurs.

OBS

volet compensateur; tab : termes uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

Control and servo tabs are employed on large aircraft to assist the pilot in moving the primary control surface. When the pilot applies manual force to a surface control in the cockpit, the control or servo tab moves in a direction opposite the desired motion of the control surface. Aerodynamic forces against the tab produce movement of the control surface in the proper direction.

OBS

Servo tabs are very similar in operation and appearance to the trim tabs ... Servo tabs, sometimes referred to as flight tabs, are used primarily on the large main control surfaces. They aid in moving the control surface and holding it in the desired position. Only the servo tab moves in response to the movement of the cockpit control.

OBS

servo-tab: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • servo control tab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

servo-tab : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

servo tab : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

servocompensateur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • servo flettner
  • servotab
  • servo tab
  • servo-compensateur
  • servo compensateur
  • servoflettner

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 5 2010-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
CONT

Control and servo tabs are employed on large aircraft to assist the pilot in moving the primary control surface. When the pilot applies manual force to a surface control in the cockpit, the control or servo tab moves in a direction opposite the desired motion of the control surface. Aerodynamic forces against the tab produce movement of the control surface in the proper direction.

OBS

Servo tabs are very similar in operation and appearance to the trim tabs ... Servo tabs, sometimes referred to as flight tabs, are used primarily on the large main control surfaces. They aid in moving the control surface and holding it in the desired position. Only the servo tab moves in response to the movement of the cockpit control.

OBS

servo-tab: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • servo control tab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

servo-tab : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

servo tab : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

servocompensateur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • servo flettner
  • servotab
  • servo tab
  • servo-compensateur
  • servo compensateur
  • servoflettner

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Célula de aeronaves
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 6 2007-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

The trim tab structural failure was a direct result of the in-flight aerodynamic loads exceeding the structural strength of the trim tab, which had been weakened by either recent or existing damage, spontaneous composite debonding and/or fatigue, or a combination of both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Perte de l'intégrité de la structure.

OBS

défaillance structurale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

PHR

L'avion aurait subi une défaillance structurale.

Spanish

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